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<DIV><SPAN class=546241815-28032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I tune
quite a few Wurlitzers. There used to be a Wurlitzer factory 30 miles =
from me,
so Mississippi abounds with them.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546241815-28032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>My
experience in our climate is that they rarely stay in tune very long =
unless
there is some climate control.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546241815-28032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>One
particular Wurly spinet I'm thinking of will be up or down 30+ cents =
depending
on the season. Needless to say, you don't have much tuning stability =
with these
puppies.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=546241815-28032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
don't recall seeing one without any kind of finish on the
SB.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=546241815-28032004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>John
Formsma</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B> George
Bartlett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:31 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Plywood =
soundboard<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I am =
looking for
some info on a Rudolph Wurlitzer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tuned one of these babies three =
months ago, and
discovered that that's as long asthe tuning lasted. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It went terrbily out and dropped in
pitch.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Observed a plain plywood {laminated} =
soundboard
with no lacquer, varnish of any kind. The piano went so far out =
in the
three month period that I suppected that the soundboard had =
actually
twisted. I could not find any signs of any structuual damage and the =
tuning
pins were very tight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any advice on these =
instruments....customer
needless to say is very concerned ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2>George</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>